Posted on 09/24/2014 8:19:02 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
There are plenty of benefits to living in big cities like New York and San Francisco.
But do they really offer the highest quality of life?
Residential resource company Livability recently released its annual list of the 100 best places to live in the US, looking at factors like access to schools, hospitals, and infrastructure; affordability and income; and how residents take advantage of those opportunities. (You can read the complete methodology here.)
Livability looked at more than 2,000 small- to mid-size cities in the US, with populations ranging from 20,000 to 350,000, to compile its ranking.
20. Eugene, Oregon
Located near the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, Eugene is an outdoorsy city with tons of water sports and a health-conscious attitude. The city is also home to the University of Oregon and has numerous performing arts and cultural venues.
Population: 156,222
Median Household Income: $41,525
Median Home Price: $244,600
19. Rockville, Maryland
Rockville is a wealthy city on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. It is home to bio-medical and technology companies, with a 100,000-square-foot library and a popular town square.
Population: 60,960
Median Household Income: $97,667
Median Home Price: $481,700
18. Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City offers a ton of recreational activities for residents, thanks to its proximity to the mountains and ski resorts. The University of Utah lends a lot to the city's culture.
Population: 186,740
Median Household Income: $44,510
Median Home Price: $240,600
17. Overland Park, Kansas
Livability gave Overland Park, the second-largest city in Kansas, high marks with regards to its sports facilities and schools. The city attracts families and young professionals with a good balance of residential, retail, and office space.
Population: 174,503
Median Household Income: $72,074
Median Home Price: $224,300
16. Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara has beautiful beaches, shopping centers, performing arts venues,
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RE: At last a list that does not list Texas. It is really bad down here...
This Empire State resident is seriously looking at Plano...
Bellevue, Washington, is much more conservative than Seattle. But alas, some of us endure the libtards to the west in order to be closer to Puget Sound and only go east to the Bellevue area for hiking and skiing.
Other than the mountains for hiking Bellevue is an extremely unwalkable place, unlike some of the older, smaller communities like West Seattle or Greenwood. Lots of big office buildings, spendy stores and rushing traffic over there.
You can say that again!!
If I remember theres a King Skool there as well.
It’s a big challenge anywhere for a Mormon missionary, especially if they knock on my door. They learn thing about Mormonism they were never told before.
I love college towns too and they always seem to rate high on “quality of life” surveys. Especially in the smaller cities and towns where the institution tends to dominate the population and culture.
Most missionaries don’t go door to door anymore.
My original comment was about people in Eugene needing region and the fact that any church would see it as fodder to spread the word.
You’re welcome. Came from personal observation when we lived in Corvallis (which is now as infected as Eugene).
Hope your ranch is in a nice conservative spot!
Madison, Wisconsin #1 bwahaha ha ha ha ha.
Absolutely. It's even worse than 'really bad'. The latest invasion is scorpions. They're everywhere. They go around eating babies and drinking all the beer.
Warning: - Stay away from Texas
I’d be a 24 hour alcoholic if I had to live there. The smell of non stop PC, social justice, climate change, diversity worship, LGBT promotion would make the strongest man sick.
Santa Barbara, CA? You have to be pretty well off to even afford a condo around there.
Yep, the San Fran of NC.
The list should be titled “The 20 Best Progressive Places for retarded Libs”
It got infested with hippie wannabes.
It’s an upscale Eureka Springs, Arkansas without the Passion Play or giant statue of Jesus (Christ of the Ozarks or as some of us Arkies called it, “Frank of the Ozarks”.)
As usual.
You forgot about the house-burying sand storms with 300mph winds and the GIANT Gila MONSTERS! {;^)
It's also getting close to that time of year when we get invaded by fat, blood-sucking communist zombies - from the entire northern midwest and Canada, but the absolute WORST are the ones from Minnesota. There should be no bag limit on them.
They don’t come much more RED than Mass.
I had guest for a week here in Oro Valley. They were crying when they left, they loved it so much: the peacefulness and quiet of my gated community, the lack of traffic, the beauty of the Catalina mountains, and what really impressed them was how NICE people were to them, people who were genuinely caring and generous. They came from New York and the Bay area, and hauled back lots of shopping goodies, because our prices were good and they loved how well-stocked and tidy our stores were.
But, then again, I did warn them about the snakes and we almost gotten flattened by H=hurricane Odile, and they did have to participate in prayer with us twice a day.
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